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"You should try to break free from her control."
·· Requesting flowers ··
After saying that, Li Chengqian casually handed Jiang Yuyan a package.
"This stuff is more suitable for you to use these few days. Don't use wood ash anymore, that stuff isn't clean."
"With your intelligence, you should be able to figure out how to use this thing."
"Besides, this thing is disposable, so just throw it away after you're done using it."
After saying that, Li Chengqian took the Ling Shuang sword and returned to his room.
The women were all very curious about what Jiang Yuyan was holding, and even Lianxing's attention was drawn to it.
Jiang Yuyan blushed and hid the things in her bosom, trying to turn and run away, but Huang Rong snatched them away.
"Huang Rong, give her back to me right now!"
"Don't be so stingy, 8521042. I just wanted to see what treasure Mr. Li gave you, 78."
Huang Rong examined the package thoroughly, but still couldn't figure it out.
Taking advantage of Huang Rong's momentary daze, Jiang Yuyan immediately snatched the item away.
“This was given to me by Mr. Li. Huang Rong, if you continue like this, I will tell Mr. Li.”
Upon hearing this, Huang Rong smiled and took Jiang Yuyan's hand.
"Sister Yuyan, why are you angry? We just wanted to know what this is, we're not going to steal it from you."
"Besides, do you even know how to use this thing?"
Jiang Yuyan honestly shook her head.
“That’s settled then. Let’s all work together to figure it out, so you won’t let Mr. Li’s good intentions go to waste.”
Jiang Yuyan still hesitated when faced with Huang Rong's explanation.
"But there's something I find hard to talk about."
"What's there to hide? We're all women, and Mr. Li isn't even here. What's there to be afraid of?"
Jiang Yuyan blushed, and her voice was barely audible.
“When Mr. Li came back this morning, he saw me collecting wood ash.”
"plant ash?"
You want this?
"Did Mr. Li see you at Tiankui?"
Huang Rong's voice rose several notches, which made Jiang Yuyan so anxious that she stomped her feet.
"Keep your voice down, Mr. Li only saw me washing that thing."
Knowing what Jiang Yuyan was holding, all the women blushed with embarrassment.
After all, these things were hereditary, and it was the first time anyone had ever heard of a man giving something to a woman.
Chapter 249 Dismissing the Innkeeper's Staff, Li Chengqian Refuses to Save Linghu Chong
Back in his room, Li Chengqian put the Ling Shuang sword aside and then checked his accumulated popularity points.
"Ding! You have gained 60000 popularity points today (total of 783,000)."
Looking at the popularity score on the panel, Li Chengqian's lips began to curl upwards.
"We're still short about 220,000 from the one million. If we hold another storytelling event tomorrow, it should be about right."
"I've gotten a bit cocky lately. I never thought that old eunuch could actually hurt me."
As he spoke, Li Chengqian shook his head and looked at his chest, where the wound had long since healed.
But Li Chengqian still couldn't forget the scene, the wound that was a full centimeter long!
If it weren't for the fact that he rewarded Linghu Chong with a portion of "Diamond Blood" when he took him in as a companion, which greatly enhanced his physique, he would have been in serious trouble.
Given the injury I sustained three days ago, I was bound to bleed.
This was a result that Li Chengqian could not accept at all.
As dawn broke in the east, the first rays of sunlight dispelled the darkness from the earth.
The news of Mr. Li's return to Ping An Inn had already spread far and wide, and countless martial arts practitioners flocked there from Ping An Town, which was only a mile away.
On the way, these wandering martial artists discussed the major events that had recently occurred in the martial arts world.
"Have you heard? Iron-Blooded Marquis has been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison."
"That can't be right, when did this happen?"
"Just a couple of days ago, I heard that Zhu ignored the imperial edict and disobeyed it, and then he was locked up."
"Not only was the Dragon Guardian Manor sealed off, but the number one manor in the world was also wiped out by the Eastern Depot."
"The Dragon Guardian Manor is probably doomed this time."
“You all say these are matters related to the imperial court. Why should people from the martial arts world concern themselves with the imperial court’s affairs?”
"Let me tell you something interesting. Ren Woxing was so angry he died. According to my distant cousin, this is what happened."
Ping An Inn.
Shangguan Haitang stood behind the counter with a worried expression.
Her adoptive father was framed, and the Dragon Guard Manor was sealed off; all these things made her uneasy.
If I hadn't been hiding in the Ping An Inn, where those eunuchs from the Eastern Depot wouldn't have dared to come here, I probably would have suffered the consequences.
There is only one person who can save my godfather now.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Haitang looked into the inn.
The only person in this world who could defy fate is probably the one at the Peace Inn.
Time passed little by little, and the inn became more and more crowded.
But this time, before Shangguan Haitang could even call for Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian came out on his own.
Moreover, the people in the inn didn't urge Li Chengqian to tell his story; instead, they looked at the doorway with strange expressions.
Because Ren Yingying was kneeling in front of the Ping An Inn.
"Mr. Li, Linghu Chong works at Ping An Inn. Please save him."
Looking at Linghu Chong lying on the ground, Li Chengqian said calmly, "We made a promise back then that I would help you solve Linghu Chong's problem."
"Linghu Chong worked for me for ten years to pay off his debts, you haven't forgotten, have you?"
"No."
"So did I say back then that from that moment on, Linghu Chong was a member of the Ping An Inn?"
"Yes."
"Since he works for my Ping An Inn, why did he leave without saying goodbye?"
"Since he doesn't value Ping An Inn, then Ping An Inn doesn't need this waiter anymore."
"You can leave now. I'm not going to save this person."
After saying that, Li Chengqian was about to turn and leave the door, but Ren Yingying called him back again.
"Mr. Li, you have a compassionate heart, please save him!"
"Ah!"
"What an unfamiliar phrase. You don't think that the last time I offered my help was because of this phrase 'compassion,' do you?"
"The reason I don't want to see him die is because I think he's a person who understands and loves wine."
"Furthermore, he is the sole inheritor of the Dugu Nine Swords, which is why I became a little interested. But he's a disobedient fellow."
"I absolutely will not want it."
After saying that, Li Chengqian leaped onto the high platform, while Ren Yingying at the door was still unwilling to give up.
"Mr. Li, you are also a member of the martial arts world. Are you really going to stand by and watch someone die?"
Li Chengqian put down his fan, took a slow sip, and said leisurely.
"Who said I'm a member of the martial arts world?"
"Isn't Mr. Li the same? Mr. Li caused upheaval in the martial arts world as soon as he entered it."
"Once a member of the Jianghu, always a member of the Jianghu. If Mr. Li still insists that he is not a member of the Jianghu."
"Isn't that a bit far-fetched?"
"Since you are a member of the martial arts world, are you really going to just stand by and watch me die?"
"How can your behavior be worthy of your status as a senior master?"
"Hehehe!"
Li Chengqian chuckled softly, "Miss Ren seems to have misunderstood something..."
“Li said that Ping An Inn does not enter the Jianghu (江湖, the martial arts world), not that I, Li Chengqian, do not enter the Jianghu.”
"Ping An Inn is not only a place outside the martial arts world, but also a place of regret left for those in the martial arts world."
"I've already given your family two chances."
“When you asked about Ren Woxing’s whereabouts, I warned you that your father was not long for this world.”
"This is your first chance. If you had seized it, you wouldn't be in this predicament today."
"You brought Linghu Chong here seeking medical help ten days ago; this is your second chance."
"If Linghu Chong could stay safely at Ping An Inn, he would not only be able to heal his injuries, but also have a tremendous opportunity."
"But you still didn't seize this opportunity."
"Dongfang Bubai returned control of the Sun Moon Sect to Ren Woxing, and Ren Woxing went on a killing spree as soon as he took the position of sect leader."
"This also provoked resistance from the Sun Moon Sect. Faced with the siege of the Sun Moon Sect's experts, you took Linghu Chong to help."